Web services for rent

CNet reports that IBM has announced a new set of tools that allow companies to offer Web services on a pay-as-you-go basis, either singly or as packaged bundles. Available for download from its Alphaworks site, Web Services Hosting Technology was developed by a Canadian team that has several years' experience working with hosting technologies for applications such as WebSphere Commerce and Lotus QuickPlace.
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Dan Bricklin's law of service computing

"Services must be structured so that people feel they have independent full access and control of their data," says Dan Bricklin in a thoughtful and well-argued article on his personal website. I think that's probably one of the ten commandments of successful online services. Dan has put it very succinctly, so we should probably call this Dan Bricklin's (R) law.
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Blogging as a web service

I just came across this Dave Winer posting from August, which positions web logging (otherwise known as blogging) as an important form of web service. I think that's an interesting and thought-provoking viewpoint.
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